Business advisory, Ankura Consulting Group, appointed Josh Damon as senior managing director. Based in the Chicago office, Damon will work within Ankura’s Turnaround & Restructuring group.

Damon joins Ankura with more than 15 years of experience operating, advising and investing in companies across numerous industries and stages. He specializes in developing and executing operational improvements, strategic plans and turnaround services for companies and their investors. He leverages his experience as a C-level executive, private equity investor and turnaround advisor to collaborate with management, shareholders and lenders to drive meaningful improvements in financial and operational performance for his clients. Most recently, Damon was the chief financial officer at Uptake Technologies.

“Josh brings extensive experience transforming companies to greater levels of sustainable financial and operational performance.” said Kevin Lavin, co-president of Ankura. “His hands-on approach to quickly identify and implement solutions to generate meaningful results will make him an asset to Ankura and its clients.”